[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2545 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2545

   To provide a civil penalty for certain misrepresentations made to 
                   Congress, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2009

   Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
  Campbell, and Mr. Gohmert) introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select)

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide a civil penalty for certain misrepresentations made to 
                   Congress, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Classified Information 
Accountability Act of 2009'' or ``CIA Act''.

SEC. 2. CIVIL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN MISREPRESENTATION MADE TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Whoever, being a member of the intelligence 
community, knowingly and willfully--
            (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, 
        or device a material fact;
            (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent 
        statement or representation; or
            (3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the 
        same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent 
        statement or entry;
in any communication to a United States Senator or Representative that 
involves classified material shall be liable for a civil penalty of not 
more than $10,000.
    (b) Employee Not To Be Indemnified.--No United States agency or 
department may directly or indirectly indemnify a person for that 
person's liability under this section.
    (c) Congressional Standing To Sue.--A Senator or Representative who 
was a party to the communication with respect to which a violation of 
subsection (a) took place may in a civil action, recover the civil 
penalty provided by this section on behalf of the United States, to be 
deposited in the United States Treasury for public use.
    (d) In Camera Review of Classified Information.--In a civil action 
under this section, the court shall conduct any review of classified 
information in camera.
    (e) Statute of Limitations Not Applicable.--A civil action under 
this section may be brought at any time without limitation.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``member of the intelligence community'' means 
        a person employed by the intelligence community (as defined in 
        section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
        404a(4)); and
            (2) the term ``classified information'' means any 
        information or material that has been determined by the United 
        States Government pursuant to an Executive order, statute, or 
        regulation, to require protection against unauthorized 
        disclosure for reasons of national security.
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